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The Governess (1998) is available to rent on Apple TV+. Also available to buy on Apple TV+.
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When the father of privileged Rosina da Silva violently dies, she decides to pass herself off as a gentile and finds employment with a family in faraway Scotland. Soon she and the family father, Charles, start a passionate secret affair.
Forget the usual period drama tropes of polite tea parties and prim decorum. This adaptation trades stuffy restraint for a volatile, forbidden heat that erupts between a resourceful imposter and her employer.
Director
Sandra Goldbacher
Cast
Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Florence Hoath, Arlene Cockburn, Emma Bird, Adam Levy, Countess Koulinskyi, Bruce Myers
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The Governess
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
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5.8/10
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67%
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Director
Sandra Goldbacher
Cast
Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Florence Hoath, Arlene Cockburn, Emma Bird, Adam Levy, Countess Koulinskyi, Bruce Myers
4 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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